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SUMMARY:Chess960 Draft Tournament
DESCRIPTION:On the heels of our very successful A4c Variant Tournament\, we’ll hold another Chess960 variant tournament\, this time using a piece placement draft with the following format and rules: \n\nThere will likely be 4 or 5 Swiss rounds at G/7;d3 in one or two sections\nThe games will be played with the normal Chess960 rules except for the use of a draft\, wherein white starts black’s clock then black places the first piece on the back rank and starts white’s clock\, white copies that move then places another piece of their own\, black copies that placement then places a second piece\, etc.\, until black places a final piece and white makes the first chess move of the game\nIt’s important to note that the draft phase covered above occurs while players’ clocks are running\, just as in normal moves for the game\nThe king must be placed between the two rooks as in normal Chess960\nThe bishops must be placed on opposite-colored squares\nWe will use clock move rather than touch move\, as in our blitz tournaments\nAn illegal move pointed out by an opponent (no one else) immediately ends the game as a loss for the player who made the illegal move
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/chess960-draft-tournament/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:casual,free,tournaments,unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240215T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240215T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T015444
CREATED:20240211T002920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240214T232931Z
UID:1566-1708023600-1708029000@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:A4c Variant Tournament
DESCRIPTION:“A4c” or “The Clock (Almost) Never Stops” Variant\n\nBackground: One of the strongest blitz players in our club came up with this variant and\, after hearing it described\, we couldn’t resist holding an informal tournament to give it a try. It involves a good deal of fast chess plus a game within a game (a metagame) centered around how best to manage one’s fixed time allotment over several games.\n\nConcept: Players will play best of 3 games against the same opponent in each round with 10 minutes on their clocks\, with no increment or delay. When a game ends\, players pause the clock but do not reset the time. They reset the pieces then restart the clock for the next game with the times remaining from the prior game(s). If a player runs out of time they lose the match. If a player wins the majority of the points possible in the 3 games\, they win the match (so if a player wins two games and still has time remaining on their clock they win the match). One player gets two games with the white pieces (first and third games) and the other gets preferred clock side for all games.\n\nOddities: Clock location does not change so one player always keeps it on their preferred side. Typically the players start the game by drawing for colors then whomever wins the draw chooses White or Clockside\, but given we’ll be holding a Swiss system tournament the player assigned White in any round gets two whites and the player assigned Black gets to choose clockside. (We could also allow the player who is assigned White by the pairing software to choose color preference or clockside to further complicate the metagame).\n\nComments: I like the metagame aspect of this format because it incentivizes players to manage their clock across multiple games with tactical decisions (whether it is burning down an opponent’s time when they are ahead on time or resigning quickly to preserve more time for subsequent games). It also allows a stronger slower player to manage their time differently and take more time to win the majority of games (though this is risky if they go into a third game after budgeting time poorly).\n\nFormat: As mentioned above\, we will play 3 games at Gs/10 over three or possibly four rounds\, depending upon when we get started\, and we may split players into groups of 8-12 by rating if the tournament doesn’t start very near 7pm (leaving time for just three rounds)\, so please arrive a little earlier if at all possible.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/a4c-variant-tournament/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:casual,free,tournaments,unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240208T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240208T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T015444
CREATED:20240127T210344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240127T210344Z
UID:1540-1707415200-1707426000@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse\, Ladder Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:00pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz\, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing and we may also play another impromptu blitz tournament (free\, no prizes)\, given there appears to be an appetite for same.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-ladder-chess-evening-19/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free,ladder games,unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240111T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240111T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T015444
CREATED:20240111T215549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240111T215549Z
UID:1478-1704996000-1705006800@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse\, Ladder Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:00pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz\, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing and we may also play another impromptu blitz tournament (free\, no prizes)\, given there appears to be an appetite for same.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-ladder-chess-evening-18/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free,ladder games
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231214T214500
DTSTAMP:20260406T015444
CREATED:20231215T000223Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231215T000223Z
UID:1442-1702576800-1702590300@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse\, Ladder Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz\, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing and we may also play another impromptu blitz tournament (free\, no prizes)\, given there appears to be an appetite for same.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-ladder-chess-evening-17/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free,ladder games,unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231207T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231207T214500
DTSTAMP:20260406T015444
CREATED:20230928T012946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T182925Z
UID:1302-1701972000-1701985500@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse\, Ladder Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz\, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing and we may also play another impromptu blitz tournament (free\, no prizes)\, given there appears to be an appetite for same.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-ladder-chess-evening-14/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free,ladder games
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231019T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231019T214500
DTSTAMP:20260406T015444
CREATED:20230927T225954Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230927T225954Z
UID:1296-1697738400-1697751900@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse\, Ladder Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz\, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing\, as usual. \nPlease note: I (Mark Drury) will not be at the club this week\, October 19th\, but the room will be open for those who wish to play some casual\, blitz\, bughouse or ladder chess games. Those who do attend will need to bring their own chess equipment and set up tables for play\, as needed\, then return the tables to their usual configuration before leaving–takes all of a few minutes to do so.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-ladder-chess-evening-13/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free,ladder games
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231012T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231012T214500
DTSTAMP:20260406T015444
CREATED:20231011T183651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T183651Z
UID:1324-1697133600-1697147100@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse\, Ladder Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz\, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing\, as usual. \nPlease note: I (Mark Drury) will not be at the club this week\, October 12th\, but the room will be open for those who wish to play some casual\, blitz\, bughouse or ladder chess games. Those who do attend will need to bring their own chess equipment and set up tables for play\, as needed\, then return the tables to their usual configuration before leaving–takes all of a few minutes to do so.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-ladder-chess-evening-15/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free,ladder games
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231005T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231005T214500
DTSTAMP:20260406T015444
CREATED:20231011T191203Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T191203Z
UID:1326-1696528800-1696542300@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse\, Ladder Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz\, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing\, as usual. \nPlease note: I (Mark Drury) will not be at the club this week\, October 5th\, but the room will be open for those who wish to play some casual\, blitz\, bughouse or ladder chess games. Those who do attend will need to bring their own chess equipment and set up tables for play\, as needed\, then return the tables to their usual configuration before leaving–takes all of a few minutes to do so.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-ladder-chess-evening-16/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free,ladder games
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230928T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230928T214500
DTSTAMP:20260406T015444
CREATED:20230920T172238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230920T172238Z
UID:1272-1695924000-1695937500@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse\, Ladder Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz\, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing and we may also play another impromptu blitz tournament (free\, no prizes)\, given there appears to be an appetite for same.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-ladder-chess-evening-12/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free,ladder games
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230921T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230921T214500
DTSTAMP:20260406T015444
CREATED:20230919T234233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230919T234233Z
UID:1270-1695319200-1695332700@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse\, Ladder Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz\, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing and we may also play another impromptu blitz tournament (free\, no prizes)\, given there appears to be an appetite for same.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-ladder-chess-evening-11/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free,ladder games
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230914T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230914T214500
DTSTAMP:20260406T015444
CREATED:20230919T234027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230919T234027Z
UID:1268-1694714400-1694727900@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse\, Ladder Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz\, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing\, as usual. \nPlease note: I (Mark Drury) will not be at the club this week\, September 14th\, but the room will be open for those who wish to play some casual\, blitz\, bughouse or ladder chess games. Those who do attend will need to bring their own chess equipment and set up tables for play\, as needed\, then return the tables to their usual configuration before leaving–takes all of a few minutes to do so. I will share more information about our G/60;d5 club championship occurring in Oct/Nov and a few other events upon my return next week.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-ladder-chess-evening-10/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free,ladder games
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230907T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230907T214500
DTSTAMP:20260406T015444
CREATED:20230907T170717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230907T170717Z
UID:1254-1694109600-1694123100@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse\, Ladder Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz\, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing and we may also play another impromptu blitz tournament (free\, no prizes)\, given there appears to be an appetite for same.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-ladder-chess-evening-9/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free,ladder games
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230831T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230831T214500
DTSTAMP:20260406T015444
CREATED:20230816T010327Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230816T010327Z
UID:1215-1693504800-1693518300@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse\, Ladder Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz\, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing and we’ll also play any makeup games from our August Quick-Rated Quads this evening\, if needed.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-ladder-chess-evening-8/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free,ladder games
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230727T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230727T214500
DTSTAMP:20260406T015444
CREATED:20230718T021911Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230718T021911Z
UID:1180-1690480800-1690494300@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse\, Ladder Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz\, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing and we’ll discuss details of the next tournament\, tentatively scheduled for early August. Note that Mark Drury won’t attend this week so new visitors may wish to arrive round 7pm to give other club members time to set up for the evening. Please bring your own boards\, sets and clocks if you have them.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-ladder-chess-evening-6/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free,ladder games
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230720T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230720T214500
DTSTAMP:20260406T015444
CREATED:20230718T021658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230718T021658Z
UID:1178-1689876000-1689889500@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse\, Ladder Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz\, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing and we’ll discuss details of the next tournament\, tentatively scheduled for early August. Note that Mark Drury won’t attend this week so new visitors may wish to arrive round 7pm to give other club members time to set up for the evening. Please bring your own boards\, sets and clocks if you have them.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-ladder-chess-evening-5/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free,ladder games
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230713T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230713T214500
DTSTAMP:20260406T015444
CREATED:20230706T201921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230706T201921Z
UID:1168-1689271200-1689284700@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse\, Ladder Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz\, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing and we’ll discuss details of the next tournament\, tentatively scheduled for early August.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-ladder-chess-evening-4/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free,ladder games
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230706T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230706T214500
DTSTAMP:20260406T015444
CREATED:20230706T201722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230706T201722Z
UID:1166-1688666400-1688679900@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse\, Ladder Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz\, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing and we’ll discuss details of the next tournament\, tentatively scheduled for early August.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-ladder-chess-evening-3/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free,ladder games
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230608T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230608T214500
DTSTAMP:20260406T015444
CREATED:20230606T200646Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230606T200646Z
UID:1135-1686247200-1686260700@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse\, Ladder Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz\, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing and we’ll discuss details of the next tournament\, tentatively scheduled for June 15th.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-ladder-chess-evening-2/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free,ladder games
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230525T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230525T214500
DTSTAMP:20260406T015444
CREATED:20230522T201840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230522T202014Z
UID:1104-1685037600-1685051100@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse\, Ladder Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz\, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing and we’ll discuss details of the next tournament\, tentatively scheduled for mid-June.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-ladder-chess-evening/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free,ladder games
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230518T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230518T214500
DTSTAMP:20260406T015444
CREATED:20230511T031634Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230511T031634Z
UID:1016-1684432800-1684446300@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz and bughouse chess are in the offing and we’ll discuss details of the next tournament\, tentatively scheduled for early June.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-chess-evening-9/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230427T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230427T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T015444
CREATED:20230422T014616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230422T014616Z
UID:975-1682622000-1682627400@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Mad Hatter Ladder Blitz Swiss
DESCRIPTION:The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold a free\, unrated 5-round blitz tournament with a G/5+0 time control in one section over one evening\, April 27th\, and the outcome of this event will determine the initial positions on the club’s blitz ladder (more details about the ladder and possible prizes associated with it over the course of the year will be shared soon). The first round begins promptly at 7pm\, please check in at the club no later than 6:45pm!
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/mad-hatter-ladder-blitz-swiss/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,casual,free,tournaments,unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230413T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230413T214500
DTSTAMP:20260406T015444
CREATED:20230410T165643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230410T165643Z
UID:954-1681408800-1681422300@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting now occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz and bughouse chess are in the offing and we’ll discuss details of the next tournament\, tentatively scheduled for April 20th.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-chess-evening-8/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230406T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230406T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T015444
CREATED:20230312T190512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230406T211838Z
UID:927-1680807600-1680813000@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:"Tower of Flints" Team Bughouse
DESCRIPTION:The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold its first team Bughouse event April 6th\, a follow-on to our Team Blitz tournament and part of a long-promised experiment to see if the team format works for our membership. The tournament will consist of sixteen teams of two players in a 4-round Swiss with a G/5 time control and free entry. More information about Bughouse rules and strategy may be found here. \nSign up individually using the Register button\, above\, and indicate your desired team member if you have one (optional). Given the fixed team nature of this event there is little flexibility where the number of participants is concerned\, so if you wish to play please sign up early. That said\, please do not register if you are on the fence about playing on the 6th\, as nothing causes more swirl in a team event than late withdrawals or\, worse\, no-shows. \nShortly after registrations close team rosters and pairings will be shared with all participants. If you need to withdraw for any reason please let the tournament director know as soon as possible\, so that a replacement player may be found and the teams rebalanced\, as necessary. The first round will begin promptly at 7:00pm so please arrive by 6:45 Thursday to check in. Our Tournament Rules Summary will be followed for this tournament with the lone exception that we will observe clock move rather than touch move (the distinction will be shared before the start of the first round). Please send any questions or comments to info@menloparkchess.club and we look forward to seeing you at at this event!
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/tower-of-flints-team-bughouse/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,casual,free,tournaments,unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230330T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230330T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T015444
CREATED:20230312T184209Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230327T192116Z
UID:925-1680202800-1680208200@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:"Tower of Flints" Team Chess960
DESCRIPTION:The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold its first team Chess960 event March 30th\, a follow-on to our Team Blitz on March 9th and part of a long-promised experiment to see if the team format works for our membership. The tournament will consist of eight teams of four players in a 3-round Swiss with a G/10 d/3 time control and free entry. The Chess960 starting positions to be used will be shared at the beginning of each round. \nSign up individually using the Register button\, above\, and teams will be crafted by the tournament director\, with the avowed goal of making the event as equitable as possible where rating and/or skill level are concerned. Given the fixed team nature of this event there is little flexibility where the number of participants is concerned\, so if you wish to play please sign up early. That said\, please do not register if you are on the fence about playing on the 30th\, as nothing causes more swirl in a team event than late withdrawals or\, worse\, no-shows. \nShortly after registrations close team rosters and pairings will be shared with all participants. If you need to withdraw for any reason please let the tournament director know as soon as possible\, so that a replacement player may be found and the teams rebalanced\, as necessary. The first round will begin promptly at 7:00pm so please arrive by 6:45 Thursday to check in. Our Tournament Rules Summary will be followed for this tournament with the lone exception that we will observe clock move rather than touch move (the distinction will be shared before the start of the first round). Please send any questions or comments to info@menloparkchess.club and we look forward to seeing you at at this event!
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/tower-of-flints-team-chess960/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:casual,free,tournaments,unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230316T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230316T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T015444
CREATED:20230312T175242Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230312T190649Z
UID:923-1678993200-1678998600@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting now occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz and bughouse chess are in the offing and we’ll discuss details of the next tournament\, tentatively scheduled for March 23rd.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-chess-evening-7/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,casual,free
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230309T184500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230309T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T015444
CREATED:20230304T033842Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230304T034211Z
UID:904-1678387500-1678393800@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:"Tower of Flints" Team Blitz #1
DESCRIPTION:The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold two consecutive team blitz tournaments March 9th and 16th\, part of a long-promised experiment to see if this format works for our membership. The first event on March 9th will offer free entry and will include either eight teams of 4 players (32)\, six teams of six players (36) or ten teams of four players (40)\, depending upon the number of registrations\, with a bias for the middle option. The second event on March 16th may include a $5 entry fee\, all of which will be returned to the top two or three teams as prizes. If there are six or eight teams the tournament format will be round robin (five or seven rounds\, respectively). If there are ten teams the format will be a five-round Swiss. The time control is tentatively G/5 d/2 and may be slightly shorter if there are seven rounds (G/4 d/2). \nSign up individually using the Register button\, above\, and teams will be crafted using a patent-pending\, proprietary algorithm known only to ChatGPT\, with the avowed goal of making the event as equitable as possible where rating and/or skill level are concerned. Given the fixed team nature of this event there is little flexibility where the number of participants is concerned\, so if you wish to play please sign up early. That said\, please do not sign up if you are on the fence about playing next Thursday\, as nothing causes more swirl in a team event than late withdrawals or\, worse\, no-shows. \nShortly after registrations close team rosters and pairings will be shared with all participants. If you need to withdraw for any reason please let the tournament director know as soon as possible\, so that a replacement player may be found and the teams rebalanced\, as necessary. The first round will begin promptly at 7:00pm so please arrive by 6:45 Thursday to check in. The US Chess Rules of Blitz Chess will be followed for both events with the lone exception that we will observe clock move rather than touch move (the distinction will be shared before the start of the first round). Please send any questions or comments to info@menloparkchess.club and we look forward to seeing you at one or both of these events!
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/tower-of-flints-team-blitz-1-2/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,casual,free,tournaments,unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230302T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230302T214500
DTSTAMP:20260406T015444
CREATED:20230220T193721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230220T193721Z
UID:887-1677780000-1677793500@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting now occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz and bughouse chess are in the offing and we’ll discuss details of the next blitz tournament\, tentatively scheduled for March 9th.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-chess-evening-6/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,casual,free
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230126T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230126T214500
DTSTAMP:20260406T015444
CREATED:20230124T183031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230124T183031Z
UID:819-1674756000-1674769500@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting now occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz and bughouse chess are in the offing and we’ll discuss details of the next tournament\, tentatively scheduled for February 2nd.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-chess-evening-5/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,casual,free
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230119T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230119T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T015444
CREATED:20230117T193115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230117T193336Z
UID:815-1674154800-1674160200@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:G/3+2 Blitz Tournament in Two Sections
DESCRIPTION:We’ll hold our first blitz tournament of 2023\, a free 4- or 5-round G/3+2 unrated event in two sections\, assuming there are sufficient entries. Clock move (as opposed to touch move) and all other US Chess blitz rules apply. First place in each section wins a $25 Kepler’s gift certificate; ties will be settled with a G/3+0 playoff. The first round will begin promptly at 7:15–please register ahead of time via the button\, above\, or arrive no later than 7:00 to register on-site. Entries are limited to 32 players so register early if you plan to play.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/g-3-2-blitz-tournament-in-two-sections/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,free,tournaments,unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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